Sweltering heat wave cancels PCAL cross country center meets
After giving it much consideration, the Pacific Coast Athletic League this week was forced to cancel the second cross country center meet of the season due to blistering heat waves taking place throughout California.
Wednesday’s Center Meet No. 2 at Toro Park in Salinas was...
Mariners win league tournament in sweeping fashion | SCCAL girls tennis
Aptos High senior Tiana Smith knew it would be an uphill battle going into the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tennis Championships as the No. 4 seed in the singles bracket.
On Wednesday, she defied all odds on her way to a league championship after...
St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program
Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in 2008.
The former Sharks star will return to the court, only this time she’ll be holding a clipboard and hopefully resurrecting...
PV’s Yareli Zamora makes school history | Girls tennis
It was a momentous season for Pajaro Valley senior Yareli Zamora who made school history and etched herself in the record books.
The Grizzlies ace tennis player captured the program’s first-ever singles championship after winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division championship.
Zamora defeated Rancho...
Grizzlies girls’ team gets redemption against Monterey | High school soccer roundup
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team got a goal from an unlikely source and stunned Monterey High for its first loss in league action this season
Sophomore Heidy Cadenas came off the bench to score the game-deciding goal for the Grizzlies in their 2-1...
Athletes of the Week: Aptos’ Casey MacConnell and Watsonville’s Isa Alvarez
The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Oct. 7-13. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Casey MacConnell (Sr.), Aptos
Casey Maconnell played a critical role on both...
Watsonville drops preseason finale to SLV | High school football roundup
It was a defensive gridlock matchup last week between Watsonville and San Lorenzo Valley high schools as neither team allowed a single point until the fourth quarter.
Seemingly every four plays the defense would force a punt, going back and forth like a ping pong...
Scotts Valley’s Rebbert, Williams chosen as league’s top players | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley juniors Samantha Rebbert and Brooklyn Williams were each named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season.
Rebbert had an average of 11.5 points, 6.5 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while Williams finished...
Mariners return to take on the league’s best teams | PCAL Gabilan football
APTOS—It seems almost unbelievable how the Aptos High football team managed to get through a Covid-19 shortened spring season filled with ever-changing restrictions.
Senior starting quarterback Nick Forbes says he’s just relieved that they’re finally going back to a full-time schedule that won’t be full...
End of an era: Randy Blankenship retires after 50-year football coaching career
Several words come to mind when describing longtime Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship.
Most will say he’s stern when it comes to his coaching methods, while others might call him caring, enthusiastic and motivational.
Yet, it might take just one word when talking about his...
